DJ BUCHANAN LTD

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SC543024 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,545

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£6.5k£6.4k
Current assets—£751
Net assets£6.5k£6.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As DJ BUCHANAN LTD
  17. 2016-08-17
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    BUCHANAN, Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCHANAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Buchanan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Campfield Cottage
Glassel
Banchory
AB31 4DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Donald→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-08-17
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18